Horse-collar pad.



H. E. TRAUB.

HORSE COLLAR PAD.

APPLIUATIUH FILED JAN. 22. 190e Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

@Mundos arianne/13o Sli1 Ylill HENRY E. TltAUB, (lll 'Pl'll\'IN, ILLINOIS.

HORBE-OOLLAIL PAD.

Specification of Lettera Patent.

Patented Deo. 15, 1.908.

Application tiled January 22. 1908. Serial No. 412,216.

To all whom 'it may concern.:

Be it known that l, Hexer li). Tawau., a citizen of thc United States, rcsidiiw lal Pekin, in the county of Tazewell and btnie of Illinois, have invented a new and nse'fnl Horse-Collar Iad, oi which the following is n Specification.

This invention relates to horse collar pads.

The object of the 'invention is in a ready` and practical manner to prevent sore. necks and shoulders, and, in the event. of the ares ence of sores at these pointe, effectively to cliro thcmf. i

As will hereinafter appear, thevpnd el the present invention is intended to take the place of the ordinary sweat pad. Its construction is suoli that it will operate to lill out the collar at any desired point to cause. it pro orly to it the noch, and also to prevent rub ing'of the collar against sore places, and thereb relieve the latter from all pressure, where y rapid healingI will ensue.

The pad is fastened to the collar rim In' t-wo ordina sweat pad hooks secured to the pad witi suitable rivets. After 'being adjusted to the rim of thc collar, the pad is drown against the face thereof tiglitl and is fastened to` the welt of the cola-r by leather thongs, or other equivalent forms of fastening devices. The regular, or old-fashioned sweat pad does not servo its mrpoee, namelynto make a collar fit the nec v', as by absorbing the sweat, it becomes hard and cauiujlie formation of sores. The: pad of the resent invention (its snugly to the side of tie eollarwnud, by raising or lowering.r

the pad, as -reiuirci'h the collar is ke t out 2 of contact wit giving them im to heal.

olpioitunity 4 The pad is Vlll e( with granulated cork, l

- laid with relnlmn to the co lar, it wlll on] of rows ofstitehei-i are named i th'e aectcd parts, tarrehy en 'rely t rough the pad for this porno-ai. j With the labove and other ohjee in vieu= as will :ip eav as the nature of the invention is het er understood, the name consista of parte of a horse collar pad, as will he hereinafter fully dwwribel and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings loi-aline part of this specification, and ialwlnrh like characters of reference indirate.eoi'res|imiding arts, Fi ure l is a view in pei-alanine ofii iorse co ar nliovng tli'e same equipped -in the novel construetion and combination e 'in use will he asiaiiveil.

with the pad forming the present invention. Figi'. if a view iii elevation of the two pads. Fig. il is u fragmentary detail view in peralaa'livoh sahen-'ing more )artieularly the lu-ing' lrasiening device tait is employed foi' assembling' the pad with the collar.

'lho collar C may bo of the nsii'al 'or any preferrml toustilmtion and, therefore, needs no delailefl description.

The. pnd l is constructed of any suitable material, und eniitnins a filling 2 of granulated cork. lu contour, the pad is approxiiuutolvr trapczoidul in sha e, thus to conforni to the lines nl the cc lar. Secured to (he straight or vertical edge ofthe pad are rwo spring sweat lpad clasps 8 that are npproxiniately eircu ai' in sha c in Vorder to spring around and closely c amp tho front lient, ne shown at 7, the commotion between the. clasp. plaie and the pad being such that lhe clasp will freely swing, thus permitting its being s `rung over the. wale c.

Secured to the, olilique or inclined edge of the pad are two stra s S, preferably of' lenthei. \vliieli,ai"c heli' in place byliollow rivets. "lln-l strung: S are arranged intraneveriai aliuenient wit-h the. clasps, and erich ls provided with. n plurality ul oriilccthrough whirli is threaded a Ihoiig ur string l), prel'ei'ahlv ul' leutlnsr, which is adiiplecll-o be paas-ia lhrungli openings provided ui the rear wale w and' lied` iis shown in Fig. 1. 'lo secure loniritudiual iid-'iistment of the )c neerssanv lo puneh holes al the desire paints. aloner Ihe rear wales, and thon thread the (henna through iho name, ns will be readily uiulerhioil.

l'vv dimming the luana as shown, that in. si ilial they will engage with the front nale. there will he no metallic parts that n ill mutuel with the animal, so that coni-fort I1- w'all la' nhvuus l'lnil the employment of livin pad will naiuire nu change. whatever in Iln- -ai'neliii'iil arian 'einen'. of the collar` averla. the. provision nl the orifices for, the thongs. the resilient character of theelusps f. uanlerlug them capable of arllustlng themselves 'to the wales of any size and contour.

The invention, as a whole is simple, and the article will possess duralolhty, and will insure perfect comfort in use.

I clalm:- l. The combination with a pad,o spring clamping elements disposed at one edge thereof, straps secured at the other edge, and thongs carried by the straps.

2. The combination with a pad, o f spring clamping elements disposed at one edge thereof, straps secured at the other edge and-in -transverse nlnement with the clasps, and thongs carried by the straps.4

of the pnd and 1n transverse nlinement with 20 the clasps, and thongs carried by the straps.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn,'I have hereto aflixed my slgnature in the presence oftwo. witnesses.

HENRY'E. TRAUB.

Witnesses I-I. C. HATCHER, J oHN R. Snnmn'r. 

